By Gideon Quarcoo From conjoined loins of Ekumfi Otuam and environs of the Oguaa region Issued a son unheralded, yet surely destined for Greatness Treading the foothills of Tarkwa, learning early the hard clean line To eschew pride and avarice, preaching love, forgiveness and peace

The Melcom Group has presented a cheque for GH¢846 for the payment of the school fees of the children of two of its employees who lost their lives in the Melcom disaster  at Achimota last year.

ASix-unit classroom block constructed for the Adamsu Roman Catholic (R/C) Primary School, with funds from the Embassy of Japan in Ghana, in collaboration with the Jaman South District Assembly in the Brong Ahafo Region, at a cost of GH¢150,000 has been inuaguration.

The Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Prof. Emmanuel Abakah, has advised students against indulging in immoral activities that could pose danger to their future advancement.

The Tema fishing harbour canoe beach has, since Monday, livened up as most of the fishermen returned from their fishing expedition with various species of fish, dominated by anchovies, which indicated visible signs of a bumper harvest.

The Planning Committee of the first anniversary of the passing away of President John Atta Mills, has announced guidelines for the wreath-laying ceremony in his memory at the Asomdwee Park, Accra today.

Ninety people comprising lawyers, members of the legal aid board and other individuals in the Brong Ahafo Region are attending a five-day training programme on arbitration in alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

A 20-year-old mechanic apprentice  and his girl friend have been arrested by the Ashaiman police for possessing fire arms and ammunitions without lawful authority.

Over 2,000 cocoa, coffee and shea-nut growing communities, which are not hooked to the national grid in the country, are to benefit from solar street lights to improve the overall livelihood of farmers.

A US court has upheld a decision to invalidate a tech firm's claim to own technologies underpinning the web.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have emerged from hospital with their new baby son.

Mr Felix Kwakye-Ofosu, a Deputy Minister for Information and Media Relations, on Tuesday announced that Ghana was closing in on the United Nations (UN) standards of police ratio to people.

I went to a furniture shop in Ghana's capital, Accra, recently; it stocks furniture and carpets imported from Pakistan.

Africa's economic growth is being held back by confusion over who owns vast swathes of agricultural land, according to a World Bank report.

The Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Mr Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan has given firm assurances for the public not to entertain fears of violence in the wake of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the election petition challenging the outcome of the 2012 presidential elections.

Not every student who wrote the 2013 West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 2013 will get admission to the university, Deputy Minister for Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said.

The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) has decided to invest in solar energy farms to add about 40 megawatts of power to the national grid.

The country’s only mortgage institution, HFC Bank, is on the brink of a possible takeover by the Republic Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (RBTT).

The high base rate regime which has characterised the banking industry in the last few years has begun crashing, though gradually.

The price of gold, for instance, soared to record highs above US$1,900 an ounce in August 2011, and as recently as October 2012 was trading at about US$1,800. But since then it has dropped to about US$1,400.